DGCA CPL Air Navigation case studies
DGCA CPL Air Navigation · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The DGCA CPL Air Navigation paper is one of the theoretical knowledge examinations that a candidate must clear before the Directorate General of Civil Aviation - an agency of India's Ministry of Civil Aviation - will issue a Commercial Pilot Licence. It is written for student pilots who are working through the ground-school phase with an approved flying training organisation, and for foreign licence holders converting to an Indian CPL who need to demonstrate navigation knowledge to Indian standards. The DGCA CPL Air Navigation case studies are 5 cases and about 2,328 words.
1Magnetic Heading and Zone-Time Decision on a Westbound Leg
You are planning a flight from an airfield at 52°N 004°E to a destination at 52°N 030°E. The planned true course is 274°T, TAS 140 kt, and the forecast wind is 220°/25 kt.
485 words, about 2 min2Chart Scale, Fuel and Diversion on a Short VFR Leg
You plan a VFR flight using a 1:500,000 chart. The straight-line track from A to B measures 96 mm on the chart, and the true course is 090°T.
516 words, about 3 min3ILS Approach with DME and ADF Cross-Check
You are flying an ILS approach to runway 27. The glideslope is 3.0°, the threshold elevation is 250 ft, and the ILS DME reads distance to the threshold.
504 words, about 3 min4GNSS Integrity and Baro-Aiding Decision on an RNP Approach
You are preparing an RNAV (GNSS) approach to runway 09 with LNAV minima. The aircraft's RNP value is 0.3 NM.
392 words, about 2 min5DME Arc Turn Anticipation with Wind
You are flying a DME arc at 15 NM from a VOR, tracking clockwise toward the 090° radial, which is the inbound course for the approach. TAS is 120 kt, and the wind is 360°/30 kt.
431 words, about 2 min